Zika’s Set to Return to Mainland U.S., But Budget Cuts Threaten Response
2017-06-02
Health experts warn that less federal funding will make it hard to battle the birth defect-causing virusContinue Reading
Health Tip: Get More Sleep if You Have a Cold
2017-06-02
Suggestions to help ease the misery
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New Combo Pill Offers Hope to Hepatitis C Patients Who Fail Other Treatment
2017-06-01
3-drug mixture was nearly 100 percent effective in drug company trialsContinue Reading
1 in 4 Nursing Home Residents Has Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
2017-05-31
More infection-prevention education and policies are needed, study findings suggest
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Overcrowded ERs Risky for Some Seriously Ill Patients
2017-05-22
People with sepsis had to wait almost an extra hour for antibiotics in busy hospitals, study findsContinue Reading
First-Try Antibiotics Now Fail in 1 in 4 Adult Pneumonia Cases
2017-05-22
Patients typically helped by other means, but levels of drug resistance are concerning, researchers sayContinue Reading
Zika Mosquito Can Transmit Other Viruses, Too
2017-05-19
3-in-1 bite might also spread chikungunya and dengue fever, study saysContinue Reading
Is the AIDS Epidemic Winding Down in the U.S.?
2017-05-17
Infection rate could be as low as 12,000 people a year by 2025, researchers reportContinue Reading
Is Your Child’s Day Care Center Ready for Pandemic Flu?
2017-05-16
Most are not, a U.S. survey finds, despite the lessons of the 2009 ‘swine flu’ outbreakContinue Reading
Mosquito-Borne Illnesses May Not Be Limited to Tropics
2017-05-12
Study suggests southern U.S. at greater risk than thought for outbreaks of Zika, dengue and other diseasesContinue Reading
Coming This Summer: More Ticks and a Deadly New Tick-Borne Disease
2017-05-11
People need to be extra cautious when outdoors, with more of the critters after a mild winterContinue Reading
Health Tip: Stave Off Cold Symptoms for Better Sleep
2017-05-03
Suggested ways to get relief
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Did Syphilis Cause Painter Goya’s Hearing Loss?
2017-04-28
Hearing expert says maybe, but there are other possibilitiesContinue Reading